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Juvenile Barn Swallow at Bear River MBR

By |March 12th, 2016|Categories: Barn Swallows, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Last year in mid August I photographed a very cooperative juvenile Barn Swallow at Bear River MBR and realized I hadn't posted any images of the bird or written about my encounter with it.

Western and Eastern Kingbird Juveniles

By |March 9th, 2016|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Davis County, Eastern Kingbirds, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Utah, Western Kingbirds|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I feel fortunate that I am able to see and photograph both the Western and Eastern Kingbird juveniles here in northern Utah.

Sage Thrasher in Golden Light

By |March 6th, 2016|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Sage Thrashers, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I didn't get to see Greater Sage Grouse on my recent trip to southern Utah but I did get a few brief looks at another sagebrush obligate when a single Sage Thrasher popped up into view.

Loggerhead Shrikes – Different Backgrounds and Light

By |February 29th, 2016|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Loggerhead Shrikes, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

Both of these Loggerhead Shrikes were photographed on Antelope Island State Park, both of them are adults, both were photographed when the sky was clear and both were perched on a dead twig of a greasewood but they were also photographed with different backgrounds, different times of the morning and different light.

Western Bluebirds in Tooele County

By |February 25th, 2016|Categories: Birds, Stansbury Mountains, Tooele County, Utah, West Desert, Western Bluebirds|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Seeing these uncommon Western Bluebirds in Tooele County in the Stansbury Mountain Range yesterday is part of why I love bird photography so much.

Barn Swallow in a fog at Red Rock Lakes NWR, Montana

By |February 23rd, 2016|Categories: Barn Swallows, Beaverhead County, Birds, Centennial Valley, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I had forgotten about photographing this Barn Swallow in a fog at the Lower Lake of Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge until I was going through my archives yesterday.

Juvenile Northern Harrier in a fog at Farmington Bay

By |February 6th, 2016|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Northern Harriers, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I did spot a juvenile Northern Harrier in the fog resting on a clump of vegetation in the snow covered field on the east side of the road and took a few images of it.

Male American Kestrels on Nest Boxes

By |January 24th, 2016|Categories: American Kestrels, Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Male American Kestrels look for and locate potential nesting cavities within their territories and inspect them prior to the nesting season.

An Adult Sage Thrasher with Prey on Public Land

By |January 14th, 2016|Categories: Birds, Sage Thrashers, Stansbury Mountains, Tooele County, Utah, West Desert|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This adult Sage Thrasher with prey was photographed on public lands in Tooele County in one of the canyons of the Stansbury Mountains last July.

Frost Covered Juvenile Northern Harrier at Farmington Bay

By |January 12th, 2016|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Northern Harriers, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

It isn't unusual to see birds like this frost covered juvenile Northern Harrier at Farmington Bay WMA, Utah early in the morning before the sun rises and warms them up.

Turkey Vulture in Box Elder County – Nature’s Picker Uppers

By |January 7th, 2016|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Turkey Vultures, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

When I photographed this Turkey Vulture in Box Elder County last summer it flew from the post it had been perched on and landed a bit further away where it quickly began cleaning its bill

Rough-legged Hawk perched on a stump

By |December 21st, 2015|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Rough-legged Hawks, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The first great opportunity I had with them this year was this male Rough-legged Hawk perched on a stump at Bear River National Wildlife Refuge in Box Elder County.

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